S4 E21
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Season 4  "Career Day"  4x21

Aired 11 years ago - May 01, 2013

Phil is jazzed to share the wonders of residential real estate with Luke and Manny's classmates for career day. Gloria challenges Jay's claims of always wanting to become a novelist. Mitch and Cam make a costly mistake while executing tooth fairy duties.

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Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 1
and I've never heard you mention anything about writing.
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- What? No way! - Oh, that's so exciting!
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- What? Okay. - Wow. Look at that.
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is criticizing someone who made an honest mistake
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and I no longer have to carry crayons in my front pocket.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 6
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 7
Athens and Sparta, Kerrigan and Harding,
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 8
Instead, I'd like you to watch as I converse with a young man
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 9
Real estate? Isn't that just buying and selling houses?
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- I put a "Spanish" couple into a Spanish home. - Gil.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 11
And I have a very funny story, actually.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 12
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Gil pickles.
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Thank you, Mr. Thorpe.
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Uh, what that means is I actually have
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But when my kids came along, I just wanted to be there.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 18
No. I-I didn't win.
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Oh, so there was no one at home to teach you not to interrupt?
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All right! All right!
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and told them that you can't come in
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You're gonna be long gone by then.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 23
Well, um, thanks for rescuing me in there.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 24
Are you offering me a job?
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 25
- Yeah. Yeah. Take your time. No pressure. - Okay.
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Really? I don't get much mail.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 27
See, "dear Lily, I'm writing because I made a mistake
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 28
Uh, well, it sounds like she's really in a jam.
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Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 31
"I mean, what's the point of t-t-t-t-t-t-t?
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 32
Are you kidding? What's your last name?!
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 33
I can't be the only one who gets hungry in there!
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 34
I think Claire's going through some pretty dark stuff,
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 35
I'm racking my brain for a compliment here.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 36
"Chuck Stone smiled and lit a cigarette,
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- Let's do this. - All right.
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Are you really the tooth fairy?
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 40
Is this about the money again?
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 41
Why did you lie? You said lying was wrong.
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- Yes. - Don't you?
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You've got a hundred dollars.
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- Why? - I'd rather not say.
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I'm just messing with ya.
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This was between us. You don't bring family into it.
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 47
You know what? We're gonna tell your mom
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 48
How was your first day of writing?
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Just... there were no cell phones in 1965.

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- What? No way! - Oh, that's so exciting!
#2
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- What? Okay. - Wow. Look at that.
#3
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is criticizing someone who made an honest mistake
#4
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 5
and I no longer have to carry crayons in my front pocket.
#5
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Athens and Sparta, Kerrigan and Harding,
#7
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 8
Instead, I'd like you to watch as I converse with a young man
#8
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 9
Real estate? Isn't that just buying and selling houses?
#9
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 10
- I put a "Spanish" couple into a Spanish home. - Gil.
#10
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 11
And I have a very funny story, actually.
#11
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Gil pickles.
#13
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Thank you, Mr. Thorpe.
#15
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Uh, what that means is I actually have
#16
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But when my kids came along, I just wanted to be there.
#17
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No. I-I didn't win.
#18
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Oh, so there was no one at home to teach you not to interrupt?
#19
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All right! All right!
#20
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and told them that you can't come in
#21
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You're gonna be long gone by then.
#22
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Well, um, thanks for rescuing me in there.
#23
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Are you offering me a job?
#24
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- Yeah. Yeah. Take your time. No pressure. - Okay.
#25
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Really? I don't get much mail.
#26
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 27
See, "dear Lily, I'm writing because I made a mistake
#27
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 28
Uh, well, it sounds like she's really in a jam.
#28
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"I mean, what's the point of t-t-t-t-t-t-t?
#31
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Are you kidding? What's your last name?!
#32
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I can't be the only one who gets hungry in there!
#33
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I think Claire's going through some pretty dark stuff,
#34
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I'm racking my brain for a compliment here.
#35
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"Chuck Stone smiled and lit a cigarette,
#36
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- Let's do this. - All right.
#38
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Are you really the tooth fairy?
#39
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Is this about the money again?
#40
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Why did you lie? You said lying was wrong.
#41
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- Yes. - Don't you?
#42
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You've got a hundred dollars.
#43
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- Why? - I'd rather not say.
#44
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I'm just messing with ya.
#45
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This was between us. You don't bring family into it.
#46
Recap of Modern Family Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 47
You know what? We're gonna tell your mom
#47
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How was your first day of writing?
#48
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Just... there were no cell phones in 1965.
#50